Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire

This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire. The title Lord Lieutenant is given to the British monarch's personal representative in the counties of the United Kingdom. The Lord Lieutenant is supported by a Vice Lord Lieutenant and Deputy Lieutenants which he or she appoints. Since 1715, all Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Cambridgeshire. Further information is on the website of the Lieutenancy of Cambridgeshire.

The current Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire is Mrs Julie Spence OBE QPM as of 4 April 2017.

Flag of a Lord Lieutenant

Lord Lieutenants of Cambridgeshire to 1965[]

Incorporating the liberty of Isle of Ely, a county palatine from 1107 to 1535/6, declared a division of Cambridgeshire in 1837 when the secular powers of the Bishop of Ely ended. For the Soke of Peterborough to 1965, see Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire and for Huntingdonshire during this period, Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire.

The Marquess of Northampton 1547–?
The 1st Lord North 1557–1564
The 2nd Lord North 20 November 1569 – ?
unknown
The 2nd Lord North 8 April 1588 – 3 December 1600
vacant
The 1st Earl of Suffolk 17 July 1602– 28 May 1626
The 2nd Earl of Suffolk 15 June 1626 – 3 June 1640
The Lord Maynard 17 June 1640 – 17 December 1640 jointly with
The Lord North 22 October 1640 – 1642
Interregnum
The 3rd Earl of Suffolk 25 July 1660 – 9 March 1681
The Lord Alington 9 March 1681 – 1 February 1685
The Earl of Sandwich 1685 (did not serve; exercised in his absence by:)
- The Earl of Ailesbury 4 March 1685 – 20 October 1685
vacant
The Lord Dover 26 November 1686 – 10 May 1689
The 1st Duke of Bedford 10 May 1689 – 7 September 1700
Lord Edward Russell 22 November 1700 – 27 November 1701
The 2nd Duke of Bedford 27 November 1701 – 26 May 1711
The 6th Lord North 6 December 1711 – 28 October 1715
The Earl of Orford 28 October 1715 – 26 November 1727
The Earl of Lincoln 28 March 1728 – 7 September 1728^[1]
The Lord Montfort 13 June 1729 – 24 July 1742
The Duke of Newcastle 24 July 1742 – 25 August 1757
The 2nd Earl of Hardwicke 25 August 1757 – 16 May 1790
The 3rd Earl of Hardwicke 3 July 1790 – 18 November 1834
The 4th Earl of Hardwicke 20 January 1834– 17 September 1873
20 January 1874 – 17 October 1893
Alexander Peckover, 1st Baron Peckover 11 December 1893 – 12 December 1906
The Viscount Clifden 12 December 1906 – 1915^[2]
Charles Adeane CB 25 October 1915 – 11 February 1943
Richard George Briscoe 15 May 1943 – 16 June 1958
Robert Henry Parker 16 June 1958 – 14 April 1965

Lord Lieutenants of Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely[]

The Lieutenancy became that of Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely on 1 April 1965, when that administrative county was formed. For Huntingdon and Peterborough, see the separate Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdon and Peterborough.

14 April 1965 – 31 March 1974

Lord Lieutenants of Cambridgeshire from 1974[]

On 1 April 1974, the new non-metropolitan county of Cambridgeshire was formed from Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely and Huntingdon and Peterborough. On 1 April 1998, the city of Peterborough ceded from Cambridgeshire as a unitary authority, but it continues to form part of that county for ceremonial purposes.

1 April 1974 – 26 March 1975 (former Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely), with
- 1 April 1974 – ?, styled Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire
26 March 1975 – 9 March 1981^[3]
Sir Peter Proby, Bt 9 March 1981 – 1985^[4]
Michael Guy Molesworth Bevan 1985 – 2 March 1992
James Crowden CVO 3 July 1992 – 2002^[5]^[6]
Sir Hugh Duberly CBE CVO 20 August 2003 – 4 April 2017^[7]^[8]
Julie Spence OBE QPM 4 April 2017 – present^[8]^[9]

Deputy Lieutenants[]

Deputy Lieutenants traditionally supported the Lord-Lieutenant. There could be several deputy lieutenants at any time, depending on the population of the county. Their appointment did not terminate with the changing of the Lord-Lieutenant, but they often retired at age 75.

Ald. Richard Young 1869. ^[10]
Thomas Walter Harding 2 April 1901^[11]
Henry Neville 2 April 1901^[11]
Alan Sidney Wentworth Stanley 2 April 1901^[11]
Charles Wentworth Stanley 2 April 1901^[11]
Henry William Hurrell, Esq. 6 May 1901^[12]
James Doyle Penrose 15 October 1903.^[13]

References[]

J.C. Sainty (1970). "Lieutenancies of Counties, 1585–1642". Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research (Special Supplement No. 8).
J.C. Sainty (1979). List of Lieutenants of Counties of England and Wales 1660-1974. London: Swift Printers (Sales) Ltd.

^ London Gazette, issue no. 6664, 9 April 1728
^ London Gazette, issue no.27984,8 January 1907
^ London Gazette, issue no.46532, 1 April 1975
^ London Gazette, issue no.48551, 12 March 1981
^ Who's Who (online ed.). A & C Black. 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
^ London Gazette, issue no.52985, 8 July 1992
^ London Gazette, issue no.57038, 26 August 2003
^ ^a ^b "Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire: Julie Spence". gov.uk. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
^ Elliott, Chris (1 March 2017). "Ex-Chief Constable to be Queen's representative in Cambridgeshire". Cambridge News. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
^ "Richard Young". Diss Express. 20 August 1869. p. 7.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "No. 27301". The London Gazette. 2 April 1901. p. 2300.
^ "No. 27312". The London Gazette. 10 May 1901. p. 3202.
^ "No. 27607". The London Gazette. 20 October 1903. p. 6372.

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